The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-08-20
JOHN HOBBS TO ssTHE HILLS"

Editor Telegraph:
If had known "The Hills" was
woman I wouldn't II had nothin to say
in my former except to pull off my hat
to her and said "good day, naatla'ne."
For any rough talk that maby mightn't
sound we'll to a delicate ludy's ear /
um..ly apologize. Women is curious
sometimes aud takes peculiar views of
life and its relations. l have noticed
that they is apt to he affected by the
romantic side Of question and to
overlook what ia justice accor'lin to the
views. of men. They is likewise at
tracted by the emotional, and above
all things they reverence power, spesh-
ally when they get as old rs "The
Hills" and as rings is one type of
power "The Hills" is naturally drawn
to it by her nature, more speshal'y as
that seems 10 be her side.
"The Hills" is mistaken about mo
and GO. B." of the West Monroe Union
bein one and the same. I amt &C. b."
She is likewise mistaken about my
system, hit amt particlar corpulent,
and as for ice beer / tako the butter
milk first every time, and as for Il
brandy cocktail in the morning as an
eye opener or fnr anything else, don't
take none.
am glad to SEQ "rhe Hills" agrccin
so we'll with me about what is Democ-
racy. 1t almost makes me believe sho
lives in the hills. Not that there amt
many, both men and women, east of
the "winding Ouachita" who holds the
same views, but they aint found on
the ring side of the question.
"The Hills" even if she is n woman,
and feels romantic interest in snhe
nlsnters," orter stop bclttlin the hill
people if she is one of en-. never saw
| no good come of runnin down ones
turn single hill man to tho ring by
tellin him he is under cveIlastin obli-
cations to the planters, and that he
orter approach the ring hat in hand
and umbly and kiss the hand that
spanks him, but she's agoin to open
the eyes of several so that they will see
how to walk away from the ring.
| Now l warnt compitinin Mr.. Editor
of the Telegraph that the planters and
politicians are doing nothin for the
hills. What l says is that its cryin
shame that ieven or twelve hundred
grown white men, what claims to be
tree American citizens, what claims to
be Southern men, what claims to be
Democrats, what claims to be f.Ouisi-
anians, what claims to be Ouachitaians,
what claims to be Pinchillians, should
be under such subsection to ten or a
dozen men, that they don't dare to eX~
press periitical opinion different from
the ten or a dozen, not even to say
what Democrat they ruther have in
some place, but they must wait till the
ten or dozen has agreed amongst
themselves how they will divide cut the
offices, and then leven or twelve hum
dred must come to tho polls and vote
for the men nominated by the ten or II
dozen. Why sir that's jest the way
they manages their plantations. l
have been on the plantations and seen
how its done. At ration times they
calls up the freedmen and divides out
the rations, so much to this one and so
much to that one, and there amt no
grumhlin allowed, and its jest so in
polerticks, at ration time they cal lis up
the democratic party and divides out
the offices, so much 10 this one AMI so
much to that one and there aint no
grumblIn allowed. Now this may be
very convenient and the planters may
make very just division but hit aint
liberty, hit amt the will of the people,
hit aint democratick, and the people is
got tired of il and amt agoin TO have
no more of it. The people is agoin TO
make II division of the Offices them
selves this time.
line sorry and yet amt that "The
| Hills" is a woman. If she had a been
Il mani could wrote stronger in an.
swer, but If she had been man and
/ it had so happened that she was hill
! man l would had to blush for her.
JOHN lTonRs.
| Poscrip. Did you sen them cNtrys ?
reckin you did though for l have
heard of the Telegraph several times